Underslung Load 'Incidents'
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Coastel Lift Falklands
I was one of the crew on the lift of the 40 foot walkway from the coastel to put it by the side ready for use. It was welded to the top of the coastel. We tried to lift and the bugger would not move.
The skipper of the Coastel realised this and brought out a sledge hammer and went down the side banging it to break the Aluminium welds. When he broke the last one up she popped and down he went . Almost fell down between the living accomodation. Three stories deep could have been nasty.
In Scotland with Parky up front, me as no2 and Malc M**n as no1. Picked up a 4 ton made up bridge. Flying along and I could see the shadow of the AC and bridge on the ground below. A front shackle broke, the bridge dropped at that corner. Air pressure whipped it back and round. By turning it twisted the shackle off the hook and away she went. The bottom of the chinny was trashed by the chains and after landing on inspection we found a two inch deep dent in leading edge of rear blade.
I was one of the crew on the lift of the 40 foot walkway from the coastel to put it by the side ready for use. It was welded to the top of the coastel. We tried to lift and the bugger would not move.
The skipper of the Coastel realised this and brought out a sledge hammer and went down the side banging it to break the Aluminium welds. When he broke the last one up she popped and down he went . Almost fell down between the living accomodation. Three stories deep could have been nasty.
In Scotland with Parky up front, me as no2 and Malc M**n as no1. Picked up a 4 ton made up bridge. Flying along and I could see the shadow of the AC and bridge on the ground below. A front shackle broke, the bridge dropped at that corner. Air pressure whipped it back and round. By turning it twisted the shackle off the hook and away she went. The bottom of the chinny was trashed by the chains and after landing on inspection we found a two inch deep dent in leading edge of rear blade.
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Different one same month tho'. Was with the late 'CJ' on 28th Mar 83, onto 'Leicesterbrook' I think it might have been the frame that took the RHAG around the tailplane on landing at Stanley.
Yes handle comes from subsequent tour.........................
Different one same month tho'. Was with the late 'CJ' on 28th Mar 83, onto 'Leicesterbrook' I think it might have been the frame that took the RHAG around the tailplane on landing at Stanley.
Yes handle comes from subsequent tour.........................
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Sipavo, Bosnia, some time in the late 1990's with the mighty Wokka...
We had a Landrover/trailer combo lift to do, the chains kept snagging (there are 8 of them on a lift like that) with the wing mirrors being the main culprit.
OC JHSU is in attendance sorting the snags and guiding the chains, time again we had to put it down to clear a snag, finally we managed to get a clean lift.
OC JHSU had been holding one of the chains out, as it went taught against the side of the vehicle door his glove snagged in it, but up we went with a thumbs up from the JHSU team.
Later on, we found out that OC JHSU had left one of his fingers behind in the glove
He was rushed off to the Med Centre at Sipovo, he lost from the knuckle onwards of his middle finger. One of the first things he did was exonerate the aircrew and completely blamed himself as he was always teaching his staff never to hold a chain and just have it lightly between your fingers.
Good chap to say the least...!
We had a Landrover/trailer combo lift to do, the chains kept snagging (there are 8 of them on a lift like that) with the wing mirrors being the main culprit.
OC JHSU is in attendance sorting the snags and guiding the chains, time again we had to put it down to clear a snag, finally we managed to get a clean lift.
OC JHSU had been holding one of the chains out, as it went taught against the side of the vehicle door his glove snagged in it, but up we went with a thumbs up from the JHSU team.
Later on, we found out that OC JHSU had left one of his fingers behind in the glove
He was rushed off to the Med Centre at Sipovo, he lost from the knuckle onwards of his middle finger. One of the first things he did was exonerate the aircrew and completely blamed himself as he was always teaching his staff never to hold a chain and just have it lightly between your fingers.
Good chap to say the least...!
My previous post -
Fareastdriver - you replied
I have re-checked with my source, and am assured that it was 2 empty fuel bollocks in a net, being flown very slowly as it was below the normal minimum weight, aircraft hit some turbulence, net and load went over the tailboom as described above - the subsequent landing was described as "interesting" as the CofG was almost certainly way out of aft limits, with about 700lbs hanging about level with the tailwheel. Maybe your comment about "only a strop" was a different incident........
Bristow S61 in the Falklands, early 90's, underslinging empty fuel bollocks, in turbulence, load swung up and over the tail boom, passed between the tail boom and the main rotor without touching it, aircraft landed with the load still wrapped around the tail boom. Crew was the Chief Pilot, Deputy Chief Pilot and Senior Loadmaster...........
Close, but not quite. It only had the strop on
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Not under slung but internal.... Anyone remember the loadie on the Ten that removed all the bomb safety pins on a load, because the flags said remove before flight.
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NL, memory hazy but was it SW's ?
Seem to remember a sickbag handed to the DAMO at ASI who was somewhat suprised by the contents (to say the least).
Seem to remember a sickbag handed to the DAMO at ASI who was somewhat suprised by the contents (to say the least).
